I’ve got some great new board books perfect for little hands to explore and even little gums to gnaw on.
Countablock by Christopher Franceschelli, art by Peskimo
The author of Alphablock returns with a counting book this time. With thick board pages that are die cut into the shapes of the numbers, the book gives each number two pages where first you are given a number of objects and then what those objects become. So three boxes become three forts and eight bananas become eight banana peels with the help of some monkeys. After number ten, the book starts to count by tens and eventually reaches 100.
Mini Myths: Be Patient, Pandora! by Joan Holub and Leslie Patricelli
Mini Myths: Play Nice, Hercules! by Joan Holub and Leslie Patricelli
These two first books in the new Mini Myths series are a cheerful mix of mythology and toddlerhood. Pandora explores the temptation of a wrapped present and how hard it can be to wait to open it. Pandora is told to leave the present alone, but just can’t seem to stop herself from touching it, leaning on it, and accidentally opening it. Hercules is told to play nice with his little sister, but Hercules is much more interested in knocking things down than being nice. In the end of both books, the myth becomes more about manners and how to be with others.
All reviewed from copies received from Abrams Appleseed.